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Five women were killed in a village in Jharkhand, 45 kilometres from the capital Ranchi, on allegations of witchcraft. Among those killed is a 45-year-old woman named Ittwari Khalko who had been living in the village for a long time. Killings on the suspicion of witchcraft have a fairly high occurrence in Jharkhand and in the past, many such instances have come to light in the state.

A man harassed and molested a woman in Mumbai’s local, while she was travelling to Churchgate. He jumped off the train before he could be caught. The woman hasn’t filed a complaint yet because her parents refused to let her to do so. She said she didn’t want to speak about the incident again.

The University Grants Commission’s (UGC) has asked colleges and universities to nominate a student as gender champion on campus. These students will be in charge of identifying gender bias in classrooms, and observe the reasons for gender inequality and suggest measures that would promote gender equality. While the UGC move may initiate changes from the top, much more may need to be done

The Supreme Court declined a plea seeking direction to chief ministers of seven states to consider inducting women in their council of ministers in conformity with the fundamental right to equality and against discrimination, saying it couldn’t ask the prime minister or any chief minister to do so even if it wanted.

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